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 DuMuX-Lecture is licensed under the terms and conditions of the GNU
-General Public License (GPL) version 2 or - at your option - any later
+General Public License (GPL) version 3 or - at your option - any later
 version. The [GPL can be read online][2], or in the `LICENSE.md` file
 provided in the topmost directory of the DuMuX source code tree.